Ever find yourself smiling as you type? It’s happening to me at the moment. I wrote this recipe for Flossie last year, but it will be new to most of you. I spent a long while today wondering what I should write to accompany it. Tonight I decided on a list of things that make me happy.
things that make me happy
- tickling my kids until they start laughing before I even touch them.
- experimenting with a dish and nailing it the first time (extra points if I remember to write it down as I go!)
- cooking for friends: there’s not many eating-out options around here, so there’s lots of dining in.
- floating in the ocean.
- surprises: I don’t want to know what I’m getting for Christmas and I certainly didn’t want to know the gender of my babies until they hatched!
- finding the perfect gift for someone.
- clean sheets (extra points if you’re super tired.)
Edamame Salad
This edamame salad makes me happy too. Frozen, shelled edamame is easy to get hold of nowadays. Try it and break out of your salad rut.
Ingredients:
- 2 cobs corn
- 2 cups shelled edamame (You can buy shelled edamame in the freezer section of Asian food stalls and some supermarkets).
- 3 golden shallots, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 large tomatoes, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1 tbs red wine vinegar
Method:
Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
Line a baking tray with alfoil and toss the corn, edamame, shallots, garlic and olive oil together. Season with a good grind of salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes or until the edamame begins to brown. Remove from the oven, transfer to a plate and place in the refrigerator to cool.
Once completely cooled add the tomato, basil and vinegar to the plate and toss to combine.
Yum. This is the first recipe I’ve read and thought I’m going to make that – landmark day!!
I didn’t know you could buy edamame beans from the freezer section! This salad looks great and something I can eat as a lunch during the week. Things that are making me happy are watching my girls play together. It’s even more cute watching the older two play with their baby sister. 🙂
I love clean sheets too – the best!! I have no idea what an edamame is I’m going to find out as this salad looks FAB!! x
I love edamame on it’s own slightly salted.. but it’s a good idea to add it to salad too! Lovely recipe!
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
Oh that looks yum! I had never heard of edamame! Now I am intrigued! I adore clean sheets and yes bonus extra points after a big tired and being very tired. Min x
This looks so healthy and delicious – I shall have to try it. I tried to leave a comment here earlier this morning but WP blogs still do not like me…
I will have to share this one with my Dad. I think he would love it.
Oh yes to clean sheets and floating in the ocean past where all the waves break. it’s been AGES since I’ve done that. I only found out for No.3 but not 1 or 2 – I got practical in regards to what to keep and what not to keep! x
YUM! I love that kind of tickling with kids, always cracks me up 🙂
Oh I MUST make this, I love edamame and have bought frozen stuff before, and this looks simple. Lovely, lovely photos! Clean sheets are the best, and floating in the ocean too, will be doing that tomorrow morning – joy.
Oh I’m so with you on the surprise thing. Definitely didn’t find out Mr4 was a Mr. (Although I was weirdly sure he was.) And how cool is this salad? I actually have to admit I didn’t know you could get frozen edamame at the shops. We get them all the time from our local Japanese and Mr4 loves them. Must try this one! xx
Oh how yummy this salad looks – I have never heard of Edamame before so I had to Google it 🙂 We are on a “Grain and Sugar Free” way of eating at the moment, and I can say that this is one salad that I can easily make and eat guilt free!!!
And yes I do like surprises as well, but I have to admit that with our last three boys we did find out the sex of our babies in our ultrasounds. Mind you our last baby wouldn’t let us see what he was!! So I guess he made sure he was our surprise 🙂
I absolutely LOVE edamame… but damn it for the life of me I cannot say the darn word lol xx
Clean sheets, especially after an extremely busy HOT day. Sleeping children make me especially happy and I did know the sex of both of them and I still went ahead with it! LOL Great recipe Amanda. xx
I love, love, LOVE Edamame! And this is a fantastic summer salad! I think I’ll be making it lots! Will let you know how it goes!
I was actually really excited to go to bed because of my clean sheets last night! This salad looks delicious.
Yep, clean sheets are certainly up there with what makes me happy. I’d also add listening to my boys laughing together and my first coffee of the day!